NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511U - Manual (Page 16)

User’s Manual for the NETGEAR Double 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus WG511U
2-4 Introduction
August 2004
Protect my
wireless
connection from
snooping,
hacking, or
information
theft.
1. A wireless network with
authentication and
encryption enabled.
2. Wireless networking
equipment that supports
encryption, such as the
WG511U and all
NETGEAR wireless
networking products.
1. Assure that the
wireless network
has security
features enabled.
2. Configure my
WG511U with the
security settings of
the wireless
network.
3. Use Windows
security features.
To learn about wireless
networking security, see
“Wireless Networking Overview”
on page B-1
.
To understand WEP security
features, see
“WEP Overview”
on page B-7 .”
To understand WPA security
features, see
“WPA Wireless
Security” on page B-13 .”
Note: Secure Internet sites such as banks and online merchants use encryption security built into browsers
like Internet Explorer and Netscape. Any wireless networking security features you might implement are in
addition to those already in place on secure Internet sites.
Connect to the
Internet over my
wireless
network.
1. An active Internet
connection like those from
cable or DSL service
providers.
2. A wireless network
connected to an Internet
service through a router as
illustrated in
“Connecting
to an Access Point in
Infrastructure Mode” on
page 4-2
.
3. TCP/IP Internet networking
software installed and
configured on my notebook
PC according to the
requirements of the
Internet service provider.
4. A browser like Internet
Explorer or Netscape
Navigator.
1. Activate my
wireless link and
verify my network
connection.
2. Open an Internet
browser such as
Internet Explorer
or Netscape
Navigator.
To configure your WG511U in
Infrastructure Mode, see
“Basic
Installation Instructions” on
page 3-4
, and locate the section
for your version of Windows.
For assistance with configuring
the TCP/IP Internet software on
a PC, see
“Preparing Your
Computers for TCP/IP
Networking” on page C-1
or refer
to the PC Networking Tutorial on
the NETGEAR Double 108
Mbps Wireless PC Card 32-bit
CardBus WG511U Resource CD
and the Help information
provided in the Windows system
you are using.
.
Table 2-1. A Road Map for How to Get There From Here
If I Want To? What’s Needed? What Do I Do? How Do I?